Podcasts about le grand k

The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a Parisian vault will no longer define the kilogram. The new kilogram mass will be defined by Planck's constant, joining three other units for redefinition by fundamental constants. But as we measure with increasing precision – from cesium atomic clocks to gravity waves 1000th the width of a proton – is something fundamental lost along the way? Meanwhile, the BiPiSci team accepts the banana-measurement challenge. Guests: Jon Pratt – Mechanical engineer and engineer and Chief of the Quantum Measurement Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wolfgang Ketterle – Physicist at MIT, Nobel Laureate Simon Winchester – Author of “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World” Originally aired September 9, 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a Parisian vault will no longer define the kilogram. The new kilogram mass will be defined by Planck’s constant, joining three other units for redefinition by fundamental constants.  But as we measure with increasing precision – from cesium atomic clocks to gravity waves 1000th the width of a proton – is something fundamental lost along the way?  Meanwhile, the BiPiSci team accepts the banana-measurement challenge. Guests: Jon Pratt – Mechanical engineer and engineer and Chief of the Quantum Measurement Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wolfgang Ketterle – Physicist at MIT, Nobel Laureate Simon Winchester – Author of “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World” Originally aired September 9, 2019

This bonus episode covers three stories about the weird and wild world of measurement. The first is the battle between two foots: the U.S. Survey Foot and the International Foot. The second is America's ongoing "height modernization" which will shorten some of our favorite mountains and upset Colorado. Lastly, we cover the retirement of Le Grand K, a sad hunk of metal underneath Paris that used to be the standard kilogram. For links to our Patreon page, merch store, and Discord server, head on over to nonedarecallitordinary.com

The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a Parisian vault will no longer define the kilogram. The new kilogram mass will be defined by Planck's constant, joining three other units for redefinition by fundamental constants. But as we measure with increasing precision – from cesium atomic clocks to gravitational wave detectors able to measure spacetime distortions to 1/1000th the width of a proton – is something fundamental lost along the way? Meanwhile, the BiPiSci team accepts the banana-measurement challenge. Guests: Jon Pratt – Mechanical engineer and engineer and Chief of the Quantum Measurement Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wolfgang Ketterle – Physicist at MIT, Nobel Laureate Simon Winchester – Author of “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a Parisian vault will no longer define the kilogram. The new kilogram mass will be defined by Planck’s constant, joining three other units for redefinition by fundamental constants.  But as we measure with increasing precision – from cesium atomic clocks to gravitational wave detectors able to measure spacetime distortions to 1/1000th the width of a proton – is something fundamental lost along the way?  Meanwhile, the BiPiSci team accepts the banana-measurement challenge. Guests: Jon Pratt – Mechanical engineer and engineer and Chief of the Quantum Measurement Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wolfgang Ketterle – Physicist at MIT, Nobel Laureate Simon Winchester – Author of “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World”

“Tengo una mula y su nombre es Sal 50 millas en el Canal de Panamá.” In this episode we explain the origins of the show's name. In the news we're all over the map, from Le Grand K to China's Huawei ... if you're pronouncing it right that sentence should rhyme. And from Doordash to underground tunnels. The main topic is Sean's experience on this consulting trip to El Canal de Panama. A massive global trade route most people forget about. Follow us on Twitter: @twpwk

Will talks to Dad about the last day of school, the upcoming Japan vacation, Detective Pikachu, the risk of tornadoes, and the Stupidity Scale.  In the News, there's a new world record for the most people taking a music lesson, billionaire Robert Smith's announcement that he would pay off an entire college class's student loans, and a change to the weight of the kilogram.  In What You Listening To? Will and Dad share some music that they've been listening to from Vampire Weekend, The National and Chvrches.  Finally, in Treat Yourself, Henry joins and the podcast tries Popchips Peanut Butter Puffs and Calbee Jagabee.

Ring scam revealed (do not call back), On-board Diagnostics port (great way to track car performance), dealing with Spam, callerID spooking (easily done, hard to stop), sharing WiFi (beware of risks), uploading photos to Facefook (controlling your digital content), Profiles in IT (Irwin Jacob, co-founder Qualcomm), Baltimore Robbinhood randsomware attack (slow recovery, sloppy operations), WhatsApp security flaw (very dangerous, install update immediately), carriers promise to stop selling location data again (third should be charm), Idea of the Week (treat Facebook like big tobacco), Invention of the Week (Pro Tech DNA Gel, protect your belongings), TikTok is Chinas most invasive export, and new metric standards released (Le Grand K is gone). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Ring scam revealed (do not call back), On-board Diagnostics port (great way to track car performance), dealing with Spam, callerID spooking (easily done, hard to stop), sharing WiFi (beware of risks), uploading photos to Facefook (controlling your digital content), Profiles in IT (Irwin Jacob, co-founder Qualcomm), Baltimore Robbinhood randsomware attack (slow recovery, sloppy operations), WhatsApp security flaw (very dangerous, install update immediately), carriers promise to stop selling location data again (third should be charm), Idea of the Week (treat Facebook like big tobacco), Invention of the Week (Pro Tech DNA Gel, protect your belongings), TikTok is Chinas most invasive export, and new metric standards released (Le Grand K is gone). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

For over a hundred years, the official definition of a kilogram was a metal cylinder held under three locks in France. But scientists have voted to change the kilo’s official definition to a mathematical equation based on unchanging laws of physics. For this reason, the prototype kilogram, called “Le Grand K” will no longer be the official definition of the kilogram. Plus, learn the English phrase “seal someone’s fate.” Read the full transcript of this episode at http://www.plainenglish.com/106      Transcripts are always free and available now! ¿Hablas español? Você fala português? Parles-tu français? 你会说中文吗？日本語を話せますか？ The episode transcripts include instant translations from English to Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese and Japanese. Hover over or tap a highlighted word for the translation. Connect with Jeff on Twitter (@PlainEnglishPod) and Facebook (PlainEnglishPod). Or e-mail jeff@plainenglish.com If you like the program, please leave a review or rating wherever you listen. It will help others discover the program. Never miss an episode! Sign up to receive updates from Plain English at http://www.plainenglish.com/mail  Subscribers get exclusive links for further reading and additional practice with common English words and phrases. Learn English the fun way: with a podcast in English! Listen to an American English podcast that you enjoy and understand -- all at a slower speed than normal. | Aprende inglés gratis en línea con nuestro curso. Se habla a una velocidad lenta para que todos entiendan. ¡Aprende ingles con nosotros ahora! | Aprenda Inglês online grátis com o Plain English, a uma velocidade menor, para que todos possam entender.

You probably won’t have noticed but the kilogram isn’t quite what it used to be. Since 1889 the perfect platinum-based kilogram, known as Le Grand K, has been held in ... Read More The post When a kilo isn’t a kilo appeared first on Turn the Page.

A new report suggests a big increase in the use of monkeys in laboratory experiments in the United States in 2017. Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss which areas of research are experiencing this rise and the possible reasons behind it. Also this week, host Meagan Cantwell talks with staff writer Adrian Cho about a final push to affix the metric system's measures to physical constants instead of physical objects. That means the perfectly formed 1-kilogram cylinder known as Le Grand K is no more; it also means that the meter, the ampere, and other units of measure are now derived using complex calculations and experiments.  This week's episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Peter Nijenhuis/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

A new report suggests a big increase in the use of monkeys in laboratory experiments in the United States in 2017. Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss which areas of research are experiencing this rise and the possible reasons behind it. Also this week, host Meagan Cantwell talks with staff writer Adrian Cho about a final push to affix the metric system’s measures to physical constants instead of physical objects. That means the perfectly formed 1-kilogram cylinder known as Le Grand K is no more; it also means that the meter, the ampere, and other units of measure are now derived using complex calculations and experiments.  This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Peter Nijenhuis/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] 

GoFundMe healthcare; Apple hacked by fan; Moviepass, limited; this is Jack's alt-right Twitter; Google employees draw the line; Facebook loses billions of views; AI investing; Elon Musk needs sleep; Blackhat roundup; imposter Fortnite; camping power, Le Grand K! Show notes at http://gog.show/273

The suprisingly primitive method used for standardizing the kilogram. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)